Flume.



G. L. HESS.

PLUME.'

PPLIATION FIALBD OCT. 20, 1911` 1,920,905. Patented Mar. 19, iii.

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PLUME.

APPLwATIoN FILED 001'. 2o, 1911 Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

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'f STATES Araffinati OFFICE.

GEORGE .1.. HEss, OF 'nmivnn ooLonADo, AssiGNOR To nnss PLUME COMPANY,OF

' DENvEn, COLORADO, A CORPORATION.

PLUME.

Tol all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, GEORGE L. Huss, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver,State of Colorado,

have invented certain-new and useful Improvements in Flumes; and I dohereby declare'the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescriptionofthe invention, such as ""will-eiiable others'skilled in the art to whichvit appertains to make andlise'the same.v

,-'The 'object of the invention resides particularly'in the provision ofan improved joint between the sectionsof a fiume of the character' namedwhich will render? the flume as a wholewater 'tight and which at. thesame time will ofi'erfthe least resistance to the flowy groove while thearms 13 will contact with the bottom of the groove with the outer terofWater through the fiume.

A further Object of the invention resides in the'provision of: a flumejoint which will' enable the sections of the Hume to be oon- -ncctedtogether with' ease and rapidity and which will afford' the .-necessarystrength to enable the flume to bear the loads and strains incident toits use.

With the above andother objects in view 'the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement-and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully described-1nd particularly pointed out inthe appende iclaims.

In describingfthe invention in detail reference Will beglihad to 'theaccompanying drawings wheeinlike characters of reference denote-coresponding parts in the sev- 'eral views, and in whichshowing moreclearly the various parts of the joint between the flume sections,- andFig. 7, a detail view looking at the endof the carrierbeam and showingthe manner of connecting same to thil bolt sti-ap which latter isattached to the outer clamping niember disclosedin Fig. 3.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Liar, 19, 1912. Applicationled October 2 0, 1911. Serial No. 655,732. l I

Referring to the' drawings, l0 and 11 indioate adjacent sections -of afiume whichV are of the usual semi-circular cross section. AThe adjacentends of the sections and 11' are of angulaiformation and each includesan arm 12 disposed at an obtuse angle tothe body of the section andanother arm 13 extending parallel to the body of the section,v said lastnamed arm constitutngfone end of the section. i

The adjacent angular ends of the sections 10 and 11 seat ina groove 14formed on the inner face of anouter clamping member 15 and have theirouter terminal e ges disposed It will be noted that in spaced relation.

the groove 14 conforms in superficial shape to thehngiilar ends of thesections 10 and 11 so that the arms 12 of said angular ends will contactwith respective side walls of the minal edges of the arms 13 disposed ini spaced relation. Also disposed wit-hin the groove 14 and clamping uponthe angular' ends'of the sections 10 and 11 is an inner clamping bar 16,the inner face 0f which registers wit-h the inner faces of the sections1 and 11 while the outer face thereof conforms in superficial shape tothe inner faces of the angular ends of the sect-ions 10 and 11.

Secured to each end of the outer clamping member 15 are boltl straps 17which projectthrough openings 1S in a carrier beam 19. This carrier beam19 is of U-shaped cross scction and the free ends of the arms thereofseat respectively in grooves 2O formed in the upper -face of cam shoes21. These cam shoes rest upon the ends of the inner clamping bar 16respectively and have their upper faces in engagement with the free endsof the arms of the U-shaped carrier beam 19 as previously referred to.Each of the cani shoes 21 is provided at its outer end with an opening22 through which respective bolt straps 17 pass when the joint isassembled.

From the foregoing construction it will be mounting the inner clam ingbar 16 so that 3 tions.

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s.. of which are reduced and lifthejchael the 'clip 23 is a carrier rod24 threa'dedfv and yassed through thev openings e cam shoes 21 andcarrier -...22Qand--1aint 19r'espectively-*v The threaded ends of IQ'fthfe 'carrier rod 24 vare provided -wth the -sualinutslvvhereby saidrod'. inay be forced ge-Inst th'fblip 23 to produce-the necessaryainping laction uponl the inner clamping .baijgrlt'and the' outerclamping member 15. ,20 @hei-.use of the carrier bar 24 1s resorted' towhenui't is'desired to provide for sustaining .eigtremelyheavy loads inthe fiume. I

' yeilur'nesections l0 and 1.1 are 'strengthened by having struck uptherefrom at each 2.5 side longitudinally disposedreinforcing ribs f1 jjand l1 respectively. 'These reinforcing i, ribs'lOiV and 11 terminateshort of the end of 'respective flume sections so as to not inte'rfereWith the-joint between adjacent sec-` at` is claimed, `is',:- f1.' Thecombination Vofa pair of fiumeseo- .tions having their adjacent endsformed an ar and horizontal. portions and their ca, jacent terminaledges disposed in spaced relation, and yinner and oxter clampbars havingangular and horizontalbearingl surfaces corresponding to the angularis'reduo'e'd to a'mini! spaced relation,

notarios ang horizontal portionsof the fiume .section ensv 2'. Thecombination of a pair 'of fiume sections having jthe1r adjacent endsformed with angular-and horizonte portions and their adjacent. terminaledg disposed in and inner and outerclamping bars having `angular andhorizontal bearingsurfaces corresponding to the angular and horizontalportions of the Hume sec-. .tion ends,isai d inner clamping bar havingits inner face in registration with the inner faces of the :flumesections. v v 3. The combination of a pair of 4flume sections, fasteningmeans securing the adjacent ends of said'sections together, saidfastening means inc ludinginner and outer clamping 'members receivingthe' ends of the sections a carrier` bar 'extending contiguous with the.outer clamping .member and disposed against'.` the. outer face of thelatter, and means for locking the clamping bar against lateral movementrelatively to the outer clamping member.

4. The combination of a pair of flume sectionshaving their adjacent endsformed with angular and horizontal portions and inner and outer clampingmembers having angular and horizonta :bearing surfaces corresponding tothe angular and horizontal portions o the fiume section ends.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signa- 70 between them,

vture, in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE L. Hass. Witnesses 'I GEORGE W. Looms, Roar. J. PATTERSON.

